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Amos Gitai

Director, writer, producer and actor · Born October 11, 1950 (76) · Haifa, Israele

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Amos Gitai (born 11 October 1950 in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amos Gitai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 11, 1950 (76)
From
Haifa, Israele
Works as
Director, writer, producer and actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Amos Gitai's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
32%
Survival
18%
Bonds
16%
Power
13%
Self
11%
Ideas
5%
Morality
4%
Oppression5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDisplacement5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 12

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Heroas Amos Gitai in Carmel (2009)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
15
Tense
12
Contemplative
13
Dread
6
Absurd
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous12

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Amos Gitai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

  • Kino Film Collection14 titles

Subscription and free streaming for Amos Gitai's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Road to Jericho(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Golem in Pompei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Theatre Play · Writer

  • Why War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Shikun(2024)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Marco Melani: The Man with the Golden Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Laila in Haifa(2020)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • A Letter to a Friend in Gaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • A Tramway in Jerusalem(2018)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • West Of The Jordan River(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Rabin, the Last Day(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Tsili(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Words with Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Architecture in Israel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Ana Arabia(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Lullaby to my Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Roses on Credit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Carmel(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • One Day You'll Understand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Adaptation · Producer

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Disengagement(2007)

    Director · Writer · as Dani

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • News From Home/News From House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Free Zone(2005)

    Director · Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Welcome to São Paulo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Alila(2003)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Parola (su una data) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • September 11(2002)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Kedma(2002)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Eden(2001)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Wadi Grand Canyon, 2001 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Kippur(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kadosh(1999)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Yom Yom(1998)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A House in Jerusalem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Zion, auto-émancipation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • War and Peace in Vesoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Actor

  • The Arena of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay · as Goldman

  • In the Valley of the Wupper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

  • Golem: The Petrified Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Writer

  • Golem, the Spirit of Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Wadi 1981 - 1991 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Birth of a Golem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Berlin-Jerusalem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Brand New Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Esther(1986)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Bangkok-Bahrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Pineapple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Not Gone and Not Forgotten: A Story of Urban Redevelopment and Community Organizing in Los Angeles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Additional Camera

  • Field Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Producer · Actor

  • Wadi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • In Search of Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Charisma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Waves 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Shosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Hayam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Paper is Fire, Fire is Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Black is White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Maïm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Textura [1] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Architectura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Dona Gracia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Metamorphosis of a Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Wadi Salib Riots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 66 titles, 62 of them dated from 1972 to 2026.

Biggest box office

September 11 (2002)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

September 11 (2002)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Disengagement (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 66: 2 only acting, 7 with another roleDirecting63 of 66: 24 only directing, 39 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thWriting35 of 66: 0 only writing, 35 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thProducing18 of 66: 0 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stCinematography2 of 66: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 66: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

66 titles, 39 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 35 of them.

By decade

1970s8 · crew1980s10 · 1 acting · 10 crew1990s12 · 2 acting · 12 crew2000s15 · 3 acting · 14 crew2010s11 · 2 acting · 11 crew2020s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Amos Gitai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Tsili (2014)

78th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

September 11 (2002)

Midcredits 72nd · 66% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 28/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Amos Gitai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Amos Gitai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laurent Truchot shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles